Garment envelope applying device



May 30, 1939. B. A. WOOD GARMENT ENVELOPE APPLYING DEVICE Filed Nov. 14,1956 INVENTOR ran flfiaod BY Z 6 ATTORNEY Patented May 30, 1939 GARMENTENVELOPE APPLYING DEVICE Byron A. Wood, Seattle, Wash., assignor ofonehalf to Jacob H. Linge, Seattle, Wash.

Application November 14, 1936, Serial No. 110,833

1 Claim. (01. 22618) My invention relates to garment envelope applyingdevices for use by laundries, dry cleaning establishments and likeplaces to facilitate placing large paper envelopes over garments whichspaced apart far enough to admit one side of a garment envelope freelytherebetween. The outer member 9 is adapted to support one side portionll of a garment envelope and the inner 5 are supported on hangers.member If! is adapted to support the other side 5 A primary object ofthe invention is to proportion I2 of said garment envelope, see Fig. 3,vide a garment envelope applying device which when a garment envelope isplaced on said enwill receive and support a garment envelope in velopesupporting portion. such a position that the envelope may be quickly Thelowermost forward end portion of the outer and easily drawn over agarment supported on envelope supporting member 9 has a notch I3 10 ahanger which is suspended from the envelope provided therein for thereception of hook means applying device. M on the end of a garmenthanger l5. In Fig.

Another object is to provide a garment en- 2, I have shown a garment l6on the garment velope applying device which occupies a minimum hangerl5.

l5 amount of space and which is portable and The notch I3 is positionedjust far enough readily movable from place to place and which forwardlyof the vertical axis of the device to is adjustable in height forgarments of differpermit a suspended garment to hang clear of the entlength or to suit diiferent users and which upright supporting means El.This keeps the is stable and not easily overbalanced by garments centerof gravity of the suspended garment close which are supported therefrom.to the vertical axis of the base 5 and insures sta- 20 Other objects ofthe invention are to provide bility and freedom from tipping. a garmentenvelope applying device which is In the use of this garment envelopeapplying simple and inexpensive in construction and effidevice a garmentenvelope of the conventional cient in operation. type, open at the lowerend and partially closed Other and more specific objects will be apbuthaving a centrally positioned opening at the 5 parent from the followingdescription taken in upper end is passed upper end first over the outerconnection with the accompanying drawing. envelope supporting member 9with the inner In the drawing Figure 1 is a View in side elevasideportion of the envelope inserted between the tion of a garment envelopeapplying device conmembers 9 and Ill and resting on the lowermemstructed in accordance with this invention. ber 10. The envelope ispushed onto the mem- 30 Fig. 2 is a front view of the same showing abers 9 and ID until the lower end thereof is above garment suspendedfrom the garment envelope the notch 13. Long envelopes may extend aroundapplying device and showing a garment envelope the members 9 and I0substantially to the supsupported on the garment envelope applyingdeport 1. When thus supported the upper portion vice preparatory tobeing drawn over a garment. ll of the envelope will rest upon the member9 35 Fig. 3 is a sectional view substantially on a and the lower portionl2 of the envelope will broken line 3-3 of Fig. 1 illustrating a garmentrest upon the member ID at the upper portion of envelope supported onthe envelope applying dethe loop and the envelope will assumesubstanvice. tially the shape shown in cross section in Fig.

Like reference numerals designate like parts 3. This double supportyonefor each side por- 40 throughout the several views. tion of the envelopemakes it relatively easy to In the drawing 5 designates a base ofsufiipush the envelope onto the members 9 and H9 cient weight, size andstability to support the and causes the envelope to slide freely on saiddevice in an upright position. A tubular supmembers 9 and I9. If theinner supporting mem- 5 port 6 is secured to the base 5 and extendsupher I0 is omitted the lower portion l2 of the wardly therefrom. A rod7 is telescopically and envelope will sag down and wrinkle and theenadjustably disposed in the tubular support 6 and velope will bind andis liable to be torn in pushis held in adjusted positions by a screw 8.A ing it onto and drawing it off of the supporting garment envelopesupporting portion in the genloop. The two members 9 and i0 support theeral form of a hook shaped open loop is supportenvelope so that it willslide freely and may be 50 ed from the upper end portion of the rod I.pushed over and drawn off of the support in a This garment envelopesupporting portion is minimum of time without danger of damaging formedof an outer or larger envelope supporting the envelope. member 9 and aninner or smaller envelope sup- The loop shaped members 9 and I0 occupy aporting member ID. The members 9 and ID are minimum amount of space, asthey are of a gen- 55 erally circular shape, and yet said memberspresent no abrupt corners and provide an efficient envelope support.

After an envelope has been placed on the members ii and iii the hook i lof a hanger i5 whereon a garment i5 is supported is hung in the notchis. With the garment thus suspended the envelope is drawn forwardly anddownwardly over the garment in a minimum amount of time and with aminimum amount of effort.

If it is desired to remove an envelope from a garment, as to exhibit agarment to a customer or to inspect the same, the garment with theenvelope thereon may be hung on the member 9, the envelope pushed upover the members 9 and iii, the garment exposed to view for the desiredperiod and the envelope then replaced on the garment without damage tothe envelope and with a minimum of effort.

It will be understood that the size and shape of the various parts ofthis device may be varied. I have found it satisfactory to make thecombined height of the base 5 and tubular support 5 about thirty-eightinches and tomake the loop members 9 and Hi long enough to accommodate afive foot envelope. I do not however limit myself to these dimensions.

-he application of garment envelopes to garments by hand and without anyapparatus to facilitate the handling of the envelope takes considerabletime and requires considerable labor. My envelope applying device,hereinbefore described, is simple in construction, not expensive tomanufacture and saves a great deal of time and labor in the applicationof envelopes to garments in establishments where large numbers ofgarments are handled in envelopes.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing clearly disclose apreferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that thisdisclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes in the devicemay be made as are within the scope and spirit of the following claim.

I claim:

A garment envelope applying device, comprising an upright support; anenvelope receiving hook shaped loop adjustably connected with saidsupport and supported thereby in a fixed position when the device is inuse, said loop comprising two envelope supporting members of differentsize positioned one within the other in permanently spaced apartrelation, the outermost envelope supporting member terminating in adownwardly directed end portion spaced from the innermost envelopesupporting member and providing an opening at the front of the loopsubstantially above the support for receiving a garment envelope, themajor portion of said loop being positioned at one side of the axis ofsaid support and the downwardly directed end portion of the largerenvelope supporting member of said loop being positioned on the oppositeside of the axis of said support and adjacent said axis; and garmenthanger engaging means provided on the downwardly directed end portion ofsaid larger envelope supporting member, the weight of the loop helpingto offset the weight of a garment when a garment is suspended from saidgarment hanger engaging means.

BYRON A. WOOD.

